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About B Gourley

Bernie Gourley is a writer living in Bangalore, India. His poetry collection, Poems of the Introverted Yogi is now available on Amazon. He teaches yoga, with a specialization in pranayama, and holds a RYT500 certification. For most of his adult life, he practiced martial arts, including: Kobudo, Muay Thai, Kalaripayattu, and Taiji. He is a world traveler, having visited more than 40 countries around the globe.

Mountain Reveal [Haiku]

clouds clear out
 from in front of the mountain:
  breathless boy remarks.

Owl? Moth? Owl-Moth [Tanka]

on a tree, the moth
 looks like a pair of eyes framed
  in a hidey-hole.
 on marble steps, the moth
  just looks like a moth.

DAILY PHOTO: Danube River, Bratislava

PROMPT: Listening

Daily writing prompt
What do you listen to while you work?

Nothing whatsoever. I can tolerate instrumental music, but I find anything with human voices isn’t conducive to cognitive activity.

Flower Eye [Haiku]

abandoned building,
in the background, blurs:
eyes lock on flowers

DAILY PHOTO: Nandi Overlooks the River at Sunset

PROMPT: Comfort Foods

What’s your go-to comfort food?

Completely depends on where I am at the moment. Here, in South India, it’s a paper masala dosa.

But [for example] in Budapest it’s túrós csusza, in Bangkok it’s pad thai, in Bombay it’s vada pav, and in Vajrayana Buddhist areas it’s momo.

Water Walking [Haiku]

egrets & herons
stand on lily pads, only
sinking when stepping.

Shimmer [Haiku]

gray-green waters
shimmer in summer sun:
leaves flutter onshore.